Ubuntu has taken another step that, honestly, leaves me scratching my head. While most distributions try to offer as many convenient GUI tools as possible to help users manage every part of their system, Ubuntu… apparently sees things a bit differently.
I say this because Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (scheduled for release on April, 23) will no longer ship the long-standing “Software & Updates” graphical tool by default on fresh desktop installs, following a change proposed in Launchpad as bug 2140527.
The adjustment replaces the software-properties-gtk package in the desktop seed with software-properties-common, effectively removing the visible GUI while keeping the underlying repository management tools in place.
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OH WHAT THE FUCK CANONICAL IS GOING ALL MICROSLOP-MODE
I was thinking about it recently. For Linux to compete with Windows in corporate settings it has to offer some very specific functionalities. It has to basically be remotely managed. At one of my previous companies Mac users were not able to use AirDrop or even change the desktop background and screen saver. Linux users still had root level access and could do whatever they wanted because the company didn’t have tools to manage Linux desktops. If Canonical is trying to get corporate clients (and I think they are) then yes, they absolutely need to treat their users as if they can’t be trusted. That’s because corporations don’t trust their employees. And it’s perfectly fine, just don’t use Ubuntu as a personal distro.
Time for someone to make Updatebuntu spin to add it back
Does Timeshift work on Ubuntu? It works on Mint, which is based on Ubuntu.
But if this crap keeps up, I might go with LMDE7.
At this point I’m starting to wonder if Canonical is in the Epstein files.
Maybe it’s just trying to be Linux, for Windows users.
Am I the only Ubuntu user who actively avoids the GUI and only uses the command line for updates?
